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The much-anticipated Atlantic article which looks at the Clinton campaign’s collapse from the inside is finally, blessedly up. Joshua Green managed to get his hands on copies of memos from people in Clinton’s staff — he even scanned them onto the Atlantic’s site. It’s worth the wait, folks; I’m only two pages in and some Read More

“Every great cause begins as a movement, becomes a business, and eventually degenerates into a racket.” — Pat Buchanan. I’m of two minds on the New York Times magazine’s article on what Barack Obama’s possible presidency may mean to traditional black political establishment. The CBC and its ilk should have their collective feet held to Read More

Andrew Sullivan big-ups a commenter who suggests a great way for Obama to take the air out of* McCain’s stupid tire gauge gag: Free advice: The Obama Camp should totally co-opt the GOP’s silly tire guage thing. They should start giving out tire gages with the Obama logo on them. They should thank them for Read More

Obama’s recent hedge on offshore drilling was about politics, of course. It’s become an increasingly popular idea among the American public who just want lower gas prices, and McCain was hammering him on it. But we wanna belabor the point here: drilling offshore really won’t make make gas cheaper, and Elizabeth Kolbert hits the nail Read More

I’m embarrassed, but I admit it. During the Olympics, despite all my cynicism and all the schmaltz, I’m often overpowered by this strange sense of global unity and pride in the triumph of the human form pushed to extremes. It’s because there are occasionally really exciting athletic moments, and there are always sad stories. Like Read More
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